Save time (and dishes) with this easy skillet dinner that comes together fast! Gnocchi is sautéed and tossed in a brown butter sauce, and then flavored up with mushrooms, spinach, thyme and Parmesan.
Skillet Brown Butter Gnocchi
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 package (16 oz) potato gnocchi
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 package (8 oz) baby bella mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 1 bag (5 oz) baby spinach, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- Additional thyme leaves, if desired
Instructions
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Step1In 3-quart saucepan, cook and drain gnocchi as directed on package.
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Step2In 12-inch stainless steel skillet, heat 1/4 cup butter over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until butter begins to brown and smells nutty. Remove from heat, and transfer to small bowl.
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Step3Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to skillet; cook gnocchi over medium heat 5 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until lightly browned.
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Step4Stir in mushrooms, 1 tablespoon thyme, the salt, pepper and half of the reserved brown butter. Cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are tender. Stir in remaining half brown butter and the garlic; cook and stir about 1 minute or until fragrant. Gradually add spinach to skillet; continue cooking just until wilted.
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Step5Remove from heat; stir in 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese. Serve with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Garnish with additional thyme leaves.
Nutrition
310
Calories
15g
Total Fat
10g
Protein
34g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 310
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 23%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 44%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 12%
- Sodium
- 340mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 270mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 34g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 10g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 50%
- 50%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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